Sheung Wan (constituency)

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Sheung Wan
Elected Constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
SheungWanConstituency.svg
Boundary of Sheung Wan in Central & Western District
District Central & Western
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island West
Population14,981 (2019) [1]
Electorate7,032 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1982
Number of membersOne
Member(s)(Vacant)

Sheung Wan is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, represented from 1994 to 2021 by Kam Nai-wai of the Democratic Party in the Central and Western District Council.

Contents

The constituency is loosely based on the Sheung Wan area with estimated population of 14,981. [3]

Boundaries

Sheung Wan constituency is roughly based on the northwestern portion of Sheung Wan area, bounded on the west by Wilmer Street, on the south by Queen's Road West and Hollywood Road, on the east by Ladder Street and Cleverly Street, and on the north by Victoria Harbour.

The entrances/exits of MTR Sheung Wan station, which are all located east of Cleverly Street, are thus not within the boundaries of the constituency, belonging to the neighbouring Chung Wan constituency instead, as is the eastern part of the Sheung Wan where Infinitus Plaza and Wing On Centre are located. Also, the part of Sheung Wan between Hollywood Road and Caine Road belongs to the Tung Wah constituency.

Bordering Sheung Wan are the constituencies of Chung Wan, Sai Ying Pun and Tung Wah.

Councillors represented

The seat has been held by Kam Nai-wai since 1994. A founding member of the Democratic Party, Kam was a lawmaker representing the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency from 2008 to 2012.

1982 to 1985

ElectionMemberParty
1982 Siu Man-ying Nonpartisan

1985 to 1994

ElectionFirst MemberFirst PartySecond MemberSecond Party
1985 Anthony Ng Shun-man Observers Alexander Chang Yau-hung Nonpartisan
1985 HKAS PHKS/Civic Association
1990 United Democrat LDF/Civic Association
1994 Democratic

1994 to present

ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Kam Nai-wai→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic 70.83
1999 68.09
2003 70.66
2007 69.27
2011 55.13
2015 51.65
2019 59.41

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 2,78159.41+7.71
FTU Lui Hung-pan1,90040.59−7.71
Majority88118.82
Turnout 4,70066.87
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,43651.7–3.4
Independent Lui Hung-pan1,34448.3
Majority923.4–17.1
Turnout 2,82742.5
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,45055.1-14.2
Independent Chan Yin-ho91034.6N/A
People Power Yim Tat-ming27010.3N/A
Majority54020.5-18.1
Democratic hold Swing N/A

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,78369.3-1.4
DAB Leung Yuen-yee79130.7+1.4
Majority99238.6-2.8
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,75670.7+2.6
DAB Chiu Wah-kuen72929.3-2.6
Majority1,02741.4+5.2
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,46868.1-2.7
DAB Yuen Chiu-hing68831.9+2.7
Majority78036.2-5.4
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,48670.8+18.1
DAB Wong Chit-man61229.2N/A
Majority57441.6
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Democrats Anthony Ng Shun-man1,43160.8-1.0
LDF Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,25053.1+10.5
United Democrats Kam Nai-wai 1,24052.7
United Democrats hold Swing
LDF hold Swing

1980s

Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
HKAS Anthony Ng Shun-man1,32961.8-3.8
PHKS Alexander Chang Yau-hung 91642.6-8.6
Nonpartisan Chan Hok-man85039.5
HKAS hold Swing
PHKS hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man1,52265.6+20.3
Nonpartisan Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,18751.2
Nonpartisan Tsui Mei-lam1,08646.8
Observers gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Sheung Wan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Shiu Man-ying1,45554.5
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man1,21645.5
Majority2399.0
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned on 7 July 2021 over new oath-taking law.

Citations

  1. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ↑ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Register.
  3. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

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